Examples of “triad” in a Sentence

noun A group or set of three closely related people or things.

• The report focused on the triad of housing, healthcare, and education.
• The story's main characters formed a triad of best friends who did everything together.
• A triad of fresh herbs gave the dish its flavor.

noun (music) A chord made up of three notes: a root note plus the third and fifth above it.

• The song opens with a simple major triad.
• The guitarist strummed a minor triad to give the song a sadder mood.
• Our piano teacher asked us to play every triad in the key of C.

noun A Chinese organized-crime society, historically based in Hong Kong.

• The film dramatizes conflict between rival triads.
• The documentary explained how a triad grew from a secret society into a criminal network.
• In the old detective movie, a triad controlled the city's harbor.